The new Google Forms makes classroom activities more efficient and more attractive. Here are 9 ways you can use Google Forms.
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/02/12/the-new-google-forms-9-classroom-uses/…
Building an Educational App? Read This First
There are billions of people around the world who want to learn, and smart phones could go a long way in making learning more accessible. Making that happen is going to take a lot of work and collaboration; the …
Presentation of the Week: Finding Our Happy Place in the Internet of Things
How I’m discovering the secrets of ancient texts
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Meet the Robin Hood of Science
The tale of how one researcher has made nearly every scientific paper ever published available for free to anyone, anywhere in the world.
The superhero of artificial intelligence: can this genius keep it in check?
With his company DeepMind, Londoner Demis Hassabis is leading Google’s project to build software more powerful than the human brain. But what will this mean for the future of humankind?
Virtual Reality will change the way we learn forever
The ramifications of VR education are endless. It can change the way we learn about our world and even the way we live in it.
52 Tech Products You Didn’t Know You Needed (Until Now)
Find the perfect gadget for your unique lifestyle amongst these great picks including a nearly invincible action camera, waterproof bluetooth speakers, a mobile printer, a lipstick-sized phone charger, and more.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/g2474/cool-tech-products-you-need/…
The Ultimate App Guide for Students (Infographic)
This guide gives a useful guide on apps that may enhance your studying efforts. Some are free and some are paid versions and they are split up according to different goals.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/02/the-ultimate-app-guide-for-students.html…
People who don’t spend 5 hours a week online learning will make themselves obsolete, says AT&T CEO
Adapt, or else, is apparently the new marching orders for employees of AT&T.
The telecommunications giant is working aggressively to make sure its employees catch up and get ahead of the changing technology of the times.
Manulife to offer Canadians discounts for healthy activities
Tracking of lifestyle data could help save money, but also raises privacy concerns.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/manulife-fitness-insurance-1.3439904…
Amazon Education to Launch New Website for Open Education Resources
Amazon Education is working on a new platform that will allow schools to upload, manage, share, and discover open education resources from a home page that in some ways resembles the one shoppers are accustomed to accessing on the …
What does research really say about iPads in the classroom?
Two educators put the research to the test. When (and how) are iPads most effective?
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/02/15/what-does-research-really-say-about-ipads-in-the-classroom/…
UoPeople – The world’s first tuition-free online university
University of the People offers a unique learning experience that combines peer-based and collaborative learning, with information technologies and the internet. Within online study communities, students share resources, exchange ideas, discuss weekly topics, submit assignments, and take exams.